KENS weekend anchor departs for CBS News job

Ross Palombo, who co-anchored KENS’ weekend newscast for the past couple of years and raised many an eyebrow with his sweeps-time investigative reports, waved goodbye to S.A. viewers Sunday.

According to KENS News Director Kurt Davis, he’s leaving for a position with CBS News. Davis said he had no specifics on Palombo’s new job.

Davis added that co-anchor Karen Grace would helm the weekend news on KENS solo for a while, until a search unearths a new partner for the pretty and poised newscaster.

Though Internet buzz speculates that Palombo would be heading up CBS News on Logo, a program that caters to news for the gay and lesbian viewer, Logo would not confirm those reports Tuesday.

Network spokesman Steven Fisher would only say: “We haven’t any announcement regarding CBS News on Logo at this time.” Palombo couldn’t be reached for comment.

In any event, the former KENS anchor, who came to San Antonio from ABC station KGO in San Francisco, leaves behind many a colorful news report.

Most memorable in my book aired last November and could have been titled, “Attack of the tainted theaters,” as Palombo went around to various S.A. movie houses to test for icky stuff  such as germs, mold, even feces.